I tried and failed to downclimb straight to the Pigeon-Turret saddle. It looks like it should go at class 4-5.0, but the route-finding would be easier going up than down. Part of a long Ruby Basin day. Trip report.

Shawn and I were determined to beat the storms so we left camp at Ruby Lake at about 1am. Unfortunately, we got turned around in the dark and started to make a direct assault on Peak Fifteen's north side. We realized our mistake and got on track to the Pigeon/Turret saddle, but it cost us time. Even "on track," we had trouble figuring out where the "grassy" sections were. There were a lot more willows to get through than expected. We did Pigeon first, which was more tedious than fun. Being day 6 of the trip and my energy drained, I had trouble getting up Turret. Storms were south, west, and north of the peak, and I was afraid to push my luck again. But Shawn's encouragement got me to the summit.

Scrambled up the wet rocks from the saddle between Pigeon & Turret after having ascended from the Southwest (North Pigeon Creek drainage). Much easier summit than Pigeon; spending time amidst the clouds made us feel like we were on top of the world.

Nice 4th of July climb. Had great weather all day, which is what you need to squeeze in Turret since it takes so long to wrap around and climb Pigeon. The re-ascent to the saddle wasn't bad and we made quick work of the easy ridge.

Headed up Turret on the way back to our Ruby Basin camp from Pigeon, the extra 700+ vertical wasn't bad and went quickly, definitely worth it to add this one on if you have weather, great views of Pigeon's face.

had a delightful hike up Turret from Ruby Basin. So delightful, in fact, that I left my camera on top so as to have good reason to head back up! 1:21 from Ruby Basin to the summit; I was feeling quite studly. =)